This rainy storm Ondoy has brought disaster to our home town. By now the whole first floor of the village is underwater. My family is on the 2nd floor. Cars are floating.
I was out driving towards a funeral. Traffic got too bad. Flooded streets all around. I found myself on the big highway at EDSA and in front of a parking space a few hundred meters before the Trinoma Mall. So I parked the car and walked through the flooded streets to the train station. I took the train and landed in Cubao Farmer’s market. Bought 1/2 kilo of fresh raw beef for my food. Checked into the Eurotel motel. Good thing I had a discount card.
So now I’m fresh and dry. But my family needs rescuing on the 2nd floor of the house. Communication is erratic.